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franklin roosevelt and richard nixon. for he did not affect the philly communicate their agendas or initiatives for jefferson, monroe, grant in cleveland. obviously failure for second term president has been their inability to successfully work with congress. only 82nd term presidents have failed second terms to directly to the fight between congress and the white house. i've been a majority of their own party of relief. those presidents who served in the congress have a majority of the opposing party during his second term included wilson, eisenhower, nixon, reagan and clinton. the competitive battle between the president and congress, over the treaty. after considerable after working with members of congress, compromising and cajoling. and i was at the congress of right-thinking federalist senate president hu is revered. when they went in his second term, eisenhower worked quietly behind the scenes of the senate majority leader, brendan jones said, to gain approval of his legislative agenda. ronald reagan began the demo
franklin roosevelt and richard nixon. for he did not affect the philly communicate their agendas or initiatives for jefferson, monroe, grant in cleveland. obviously failure for second term president has been their inability to successfully work with congress. only 82nd term presidents have failed second terms to directly to the fight between congress and the white house. i've been a majority of their own party of relief. those presidents who served in the congress have a majority of the...
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franklin roosevelt won his second term, landslide, because of his huge popularity. however, in many more presidential elections, the candidates are in a heated battle to present themselves as the one best capable of serving the country with the winner walking off with the modest majority. it is a customary wisdom that the campaign between the incumbent president and his opponent will be either a referendum on the first term of the president, or a judgment of which candidate will be the better leader. is there really a difference between these two considerations? does not boil down to judging the leadership skill of the incumbent based on his effectiveness during his first term, versus the unknown leadership skills of the challenger? it's easy to point to the national security, or the economic consequences, or consequent impact on the ratings of an incumbent as a indicator of the popular view of the sitting president or the public was not over enchanted with the war in iraq when george w. bush ran for reelection. against john kerry, but voters by a small margin seen
franklin roosevelt won his second term, landslide, because of his huge popularity. however, in many more presidential elections, the candidates are in a heated battle to present themselves as the one best capable of serving the country with the winner walking off with the modest majority. it is a customary wisdom that the campaign between the incumbent president and his opponent will be either a referendum on the first term of the president, or a judgment of which candidate will be the better...
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franklin roosevelt was having affairs. franklin roosevelt had two very long-term affairs. one with margaret, his personal aide and secretary and cook and dresser and vinedresser, apparently. what if we found out about fdr's this behavior. what if we threw fdr out of office and demanded his resignation as the economy was recovering? all the way back to the french and indian war of very young george washington was riding very romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. her name was salutary bear facts to my very attractive, older, sophisticated never. what if washington's letters have become public during the french and indian war or the revolutionary war? much as the traces e-mails became public. what if we get rid of george washington? so girlfriend is not the worst. patraeus is not the first and not the worst. been there, done that. there's a long history of it. in fact and it pains me to say that even abraham lincoln visited a prostitute. i know. citizens so. it happened. the details on the sketchy. there is a lot of -- there aren't a lot of letters written
franklin roosevelt was having affairs. franklin roosevelt had two very long-term affairs. one with margaret, his personal aide and secretary and cook and dresser and vinedresser, apparently. what if we found out about fdr's this behavior. what if we threw fdr out of office and demanded his resignation as the economy was recovering? all the way back to the french and indian war of very young george washington was riding very romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. her name was...
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he was convinced that the only man who could save this was franklin roosevelt. so in 1932, he signed on to the franklin roosevelt team and was one of the only bankers to do so. in one of the only irish catholics to take of a prominent position. and he was one of the only hollywood man with connections and he was solidly republican. the outsider was on his way to becoming an insider. and yet he refused to play by the rules and become part of the roosevelt team. he refused to unabashedly say whatever you guys want to do, i will back it, i'm with you. yet he was so important to roosevelt as a banker in an irish catholic and an incredibly smart man that roosevelt appointed him chairman of the securities and exchange commission. at the time it was horrifying. why are you putting a fox in control of the chicken. and joseph kennedy was the greatest chairman of the securities and exchange commission that we have ever seen. he knew every trick of the trade and pass so many regulations in such tough regulations that when he was finished, he had to get out of the market. b
he was convinced that the only man who could save this was franklin roosevelt. so in 1932, he signed on to the franklin roosevelt team and was one of the only bankers to do so. in one of the only irish catholics to take of a prominent position. and he was one of the only hollywood man with connections and he was solidly republican. the outsider was on his way to becoming an insider. and yet he refused to play by the rules and become part of the roosevelt team. he refused to unabashedly say...
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because that's what introduced him to franklin and eleanor roosevelt. and that is when it enabled him, his new wife, barbara, the woman from the office -- they moved to washington dc. so there you have unemployment in america a 25%. new president, franklin roosevelt in 1933 hired harry to head up the first of several of his jobs programs. culminating with him as leader of the wpa, which was the works progress administration. the centerpiece of the new deal. the mission was to put americans back to work on public works and construction projects. he looked as if he had slept in the office at night, which he often did. harry achieved spectacular results as head of the wpa. they put 8.5 million people back to work. it also put $10 million back into the economy. once again, harry became one of the most visible members of the roosevelt administration and the new deal. he was on the cover of time magazine twice. he hung out with the kennedy family and other notable families of the time. in 1938 and 1939, the president's encouragement -- i have notes on us this
because that's what introduced him to franklin and eleanor roosevelt. and that is when it enabled him, his new wife, barbara, the woman from the office -- they moved to washington dc. so there you have unemployment in america a 25%. new president, franklin roosevelt in 1933 hired harry to head up the first of several of his jobs programs. culminating with him as leader of the wpa, which was the works progress administration. the centerpiece of the new deal. the mission was to put americans back...
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franklin eleanor roosevelt had consoled harry following the death of his second wife, barbara, in 1837 a breast-cancer instant that time, mr. roosevelt had been a surrogate mother of harry stan daughter, diana, age seven lives in vienna, virginia right now. and so, by that time, harry was almost a part of the roosevelt family and he was at that time the closest adviser and friend and if anybody could be a confidant of roosevelt, he was. the president since terry was not feeling well that evening. he knew hopkins had two thirds of his stomach removed at the mayo clinic because the diet assist at the time was cancer. this is about two years before 1940. since that time, had been unable to gain any weight. he was clearly malnourished. something was terribly wrong with his digestive system. senate president insisted that his friend stay at tears for the night in the white house. so here he was the man who came to dinner and he never laughed. he stayed in the southeast corner of the white house in the link of rooms for three and a half years. the tear, just a couple doors down from the pres
franklin eleanor roosevelt had consoled harry following the death of his second wife, barbara, in 1837 a breast-cancer instant that time, mr. roosevelt had been a surrogate mother of harry stan daughter, diana, age seven lives in vienna, virginia right now. and so, by that time, harry was almost a part of the roosevelt family and he was at that time the closest adviser and friend and if anybody could be a confidant of roosevelt, he was. the president since terry was not feeling well that...
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this is franklin d. roosevelt's program and we think of the new deal years and that whole period. roosevelt everyone -- 3 of his aides claim that they invented the term but roosevelt is meeting with moran of mark twain's relatives and he insists the distant relative that he got it from a yankee of king arthur's court in which the hero -- the characters they yankee the serfs the peasants are subjugated to the rule of king arthur and not doing very well. he stands up and he says you guys need a new deal. that was from there and the other one, i'm working on another book about words by famous writers. if you remember the old laugh and show they would sever the picture mark twain and a connecticut yankee he is also the first one to use socket to me. there are about two -- there are going to execute the hero and he said come on, socket to me so that became the fiber. i have to tell you something from a book that is neither britain but if you read paradise lost carefully you will find john dellums talks about all hell breaking loose which is a modern-ism. yes, sir? >> either common and
this is franklin d. roosevelt's program and we think of the new deal years and that whole period. roosevelt everyone -- 3 of his aides claim that they invented the term but roosevelt is meeting with moran of mark twain's relatives and he insists the distant relative that he got it from a yankee of king arthur's court in which the hero -- the characters they yankee the serfs the peasants are subjugated to the rule of king arthur and not doing very well. he stands up and he says you guys need a...
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franklin roosevelt, when he was taking the critical steps preparedness and providing aid to britain in the run up to the great contest over liberty in the middle of the 20th century explicitly pointed to the louisiana purchase as a model to let an executive should do in a time of crisis. jefferson himself said the duty of a magistrate is to the line of the law but it is not a highest duty. it is the survival and success of the country is your highest obligation. one person's imperial presidency is another person's hero. one person's tyranny is another person's brilliant reform. part of what we have to struggle with from age to age in america is realizing that some generations there will be an excess of power used in a way in which we approve and in some generations there will be an excess of power used in ways we would fight to the death against. that is the way history has unfolded. jefferson was on the right side of that in the very beginning. i want to talk about three quick lessons that i think all of us, particularly our early second term president might be able to take from jeffe
franklin roosevelt, when he was taking the critical steps preparedness and providing aid to britain in the run up to the great contest over liberty in the middle of the 20th century explicitly pointed to the louisiana purchase as a model to let an executive should do in a time of crisis. jefferson himself said the duty of a magistrate is to the line of the law but it is not a highest duty. it is the survival and success of the country is your highest obligation. one person's imperial presidency...
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in the 1930s, beginning around 1935, franklin roosevelt's death began to break into the national health insurance into law. they have a social security package going through congress and roosevelt decided health care would destroy the entire social security bill, said he said no, took it out. but for the rest of his administration's staff says please, let's make national health insurance part of social security. social security was becoming popular. roosevelt was becoming a huge colossus in american politics and in 1943 he decides i'm going to do it. world war ii is going to win the war. he's going to come home at the end of the war and he's decided i need another crocheted and that's not so health insurance. he takes his most trusted advisor and so sam, write me a bill and more important, write me a way to win this thing through congress. the crackers off, writes for national health insurance package. one great memo in which someone says health care is the most boring subject i've ever encountered. so it is good laugh about it. it comes back, this whole package and just as it arrives o
in the 1930s, beginning around 1935, franklin roosevelt's death began to break into the national health insurance into law. they have a social security package going through congress and roosevelt decided health care would destroy the entire social security bill, said he said no, took it out. but for the rest of his administration's staff says please, let's make national health insurance part of social security. social security was becoming popular. roosevelt was becoming a huge colossus in...
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in chief, franklin roosevelt, the ccc, and wild america. i'm looking how fdr and gifford-pinchot got two billion trees planted through the youth car in the 1930s. so i'm waiting of the death bowl. everglades. >> we were indicating before this interview, you were telling me you spent seven hours with neil armstrong. >> guest: i did. i grew up in ohio, and i don't have time to get the detail but i go to be do the official history for nasa right after 9/11, and he doesn't like talking, mr. armstrong, so i was able to burn some tapes with him, which i'm very proud of. rosenthal, an editor of news week, tune out about and it i wrote a little piece -- a long piece in "newsweek" about neil a remember strong, and my university rights, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of john f. kennedy challenging america to go to the moon on the campus i teach. and kennedy said we go to the moon because it's there, and listening to kennedy years about the moon shot, you wonder why politicians today don't get behind a war on cancer or don't talk up a going to mar
in chief, franklin roosevelt, the ccc, and wild america. i'm looking how fdr and gifford-pinchot got two billion trees planted through the youth car in the 1930s. so i'm waiting of the death bowl. everglades. >> we were indicating before this interview, you were telling me you spent seven hours with neil armstrong. >> guest: i did. i grew up in ohio, and i don't have time to get the detail but i go to be do the official history for nasa right after 9/11, and he doesn't like talking,...
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roose svelte's new program -- roosevelt's new program. and roosevelt, every one of his -- all of his aides, three of his aides actually claim that they invented the term. but roosevelt is meeting with one of mark twain's distant relatives, and he insists, tells twain's distant relative, um, that he got it from a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court in which the hero is trying to, the characters in the connecticut yankee, the serfs, the pez sames are -- peasants are subjugating the rule of king arthur and not doing very well, and he stands up and says you guys need a new deal. and that was from connecticut yankee. and the other one, i'mty depressing for a second because i'm working on another book about words from famous writers. if you'd remember the old laugh-in show, they'd always start with a picture of mark twain. and that's because in connecticut yankee he is also the first one to use sock it to me. they're about to hang -- they're going to execute the hero, and he said, come on, sock it to me. so that became the biword for -- t
roose svelte's new program -- roosevelt's new program. and roosevelt, every one of his -- all of his aides, three of his aides actually claim that they invented the term. but roosevelt is meeting with one of mark twain's distant relatives, and he insists, tells twain's distant relative, um, that he got it from a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court in which the hero is trying to, the characters in the connecticut yankee, the serfs, the pez sames are -- peasants are subjugating the rule of...
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he was a spectral figure in the administration of president franklin roosevelt. i'm going to paint a little bit of the word picture at the beginning. [inaudible] is this working all right? can you hear me? all right. i will put it right here. slightly sinister, kind of a ramshackle character, but boyishly attractive. he was gaunt, popper thin but full of
he was a spectral figure in the administration of president franklin roosevelt. i'm going to paint a little bit of the word picture at the beginning. [inaudible] is this working all right? can you hear me? all right. i will put it right here. slightly sinister, kind of a ramshackle character, but boyishly attractive. he was gaunt, popper thin but full of
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. >> franklin roosevelt had fireside chats. did he claim that he came up with that phrase? or was it the commentator that introduced in? butcher was on cbs, he was the guy who invented him. roosevelt wasn't prepared for it. robert trout was the one who introduced him for the fireside chat. but the word -- he wasn't sure at first. but again, a quick digression. but i've done some baseball writing. one of the things i found out is that when roosevelt started to write the fireside chats, he's a slightly aristocratic individual and he wants to talk to the american people. and he feels that he is coaching them out of the depression. and he starts using baseball heavily. and he said, you know, i just can't get the first base of this legislation where there is some member of the opposite party. so he would use these metaphors. it was then picked up by eisenhower. it is based on football. and that sort of becomes a big change in language. the president takes on a popular metaphor for explaining things. and it was explained in much more legislative, bureaucratic type of language. wh
. >> franklin roosevelt had fireside chats. did he claim that he came up with that phrase? or was it the commentator that introduced in? butcher was on cbs, he was the guy who invented him. roosevelt wasn't prepared for it. robert trout was the one who introduced him for the fireside chat. but the word -- he wasn't sure at first. but again, a quick digression. but i've done some baseball writing. one of the things i found out is that when roosevelt started to write the fireside chats,...
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franklin roosevelt had to long-term affairs. from the missy the hand, marguerite is a personal aide in secretary and coat and dress their and undress her. they, too. but if we found out about fdr's misbehavior one of which are fdr out of office and demanded his visit nation economy was recovering? on way back to the french and indian war. the young george washington was writing romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. name is sally fairfax, an attractive, older sophisticated neighbor. what if washington's letters have become public during the french and indian war for the revolutionary war, much as petraeus is enough to team public and what we got rid george washington? bill clinton is not the first and the worst. and there, done that, a long history of it. it pains me to say even abraham lincoln visited a. say it isn't so, but it happened. the details on matters itchy. there's not a lot of letters written about this, but lincoln's best friend was joshua speed and speed was perhaps as dashing and from unlucky wit
franklin roosevelt had to long-term affairs. from the missy the hand, marguerite is a personal aide in secretary and coat and dress their and undress her. they, too. but if we found out about fdr's misbehavior one of which are fdr out of office and demanded his visit nation economy was recovering? on way back to the french and indian war. the young george washington was writing romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. name is sally fairfax, an attractive, older sophisticated...
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roosevelt. that all hasn't tonight on c-span2's -- that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> in her book, "pat nixon," mary brennan discusses the use of mrs. nixon's recently-released private documents. this is just over 50 minutes. >> um, welcome to the richard nixon presidential library and museum. my name is paul wormser, and i'm the acting director of the librariment i appreciate all of you coming to one of our continuing author talk presentations. today we are very fortunate to have really the leading scholar on pat nixon who is, by the way, born 100 year ago this year. mary brennan, who did much of her research here for her book, is the chair of the department of history at the yawfort of texas in -- university of texas in san marcos. the -- excuse me. her specialty is post-world war ii conservative movements, and she has written b to date three different books, those being "turning right at the '60s: the conservative capture of the gop," "wives, mothers and the red menace," and, of
roosevelt. that all hasn't tonight on c-span2's -- that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> in her book, "pat nixon," mary brennan discusses the use of mrs. nixon's recently-released private documents. this is just over 50 minutes. >> um, welcome to the richard nixon presidential library and museum. my name is paul wormser, and i'm the acting director of the librariment i appreciate all of you coming to one of our continuing author talk presentations. today we are...
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his was a former assistant to franklin d. roosevelt the acting secretary general from the founding conference it in san francisco and also named from the carnegie endowment for peace and a radically denied chambers allocation. a great deal more than the rest of station was at stake into communism and those associated with nixon a prominent member of the committee would be dealt a devastating blow. the guilty and communism occupy a part of the political landscape and furthermore chambers and hiss each represented one side. one represented freedom and western civilization and the other the etiology of totalitarianism. both the left and the right to understood america and the world was at a critical point* in history consider the major political events that transpired between august 1948 when chambers confronted hiss and may 1952 when chambers published "witness." 1948 the communists through a justice of akia coup d'etat the first seizure by force of a popular government and spending washington. at the shanghai shacked the follo
his was a former assistant to franklin d. roosevelt the acting secretary general from the founding conference it in san francisco and also named from the carnegie endowment for peace and a radically denied chambers allocation. a great deal more than the rest of station was at stake into communism and those associated with nixon a prominent member of the committee would be dealt a devastating blow. the guilty and communism occupy a part of the political landscape and furthermore chambers and...
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this was a former assistant of the secretary of state and adviser to of franklin d. roosevelt, acting secretary-general of united nations' founding conference in san francisco and recently named president of the carnegie endowment for national peace. he emphatically denied chambers's allegation. a great deal more than the reputations of these two men was at stake. if this was innocent, anti communism, and those closely associated with the like richard nixon. it was dealt a devastating blow. if alger hiss was guilty, anti communism would occupy a prominent part of the political landscape, and his spokesman would become national leaders. furthermore, chambers and alger hiss each represented one side in the epic struggle of the cold war. one man symbolized the philosophy of freedom and western civilization. the other the ideology of totalitarianism and marxism and leninism. both left and right understood that america and the world was at a critical point in history. considered a major political events had transpired between august of 1948 when chambers confronted alger
this was a former assistant of the secretary of state and adviser to of franklin d. roosevelt, acting secretary-general of united nations' founding conference in san francisco and recently named president of the carnegie endowment for national peace. he emphatically denied chambers's allegation. a great deal more than the reputations of these two men was at stake. if this was innocent, anti communism, and those closely associated with the like richard nixon. it was dealt a devastating blow. if...
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the new president, franklin roosevelt 1933, hired gary to head up the first of his jobs programs. , culminating with him as leader of the wga which was a work in progress administration. the centerpiece of the new deal. whose mission was to put americans back to work on public works and infrastructure projects. sounds kind of familiar. and so, sort of surviving on cigarettes and coffee and looking as if he slept in office at night, which he often did, harry and his staff received spectacular results, as head of the wpa, they put a tif money people back to work and pumped $10 billion into the economy. and then once again harry became one of the most visible members of the roosevelt administration and the new deal. he was on the cover of "time" magazine twice. he hung out with the kennedys and the hairy men's and others. in 1938-1939 with the president encouragement, i have notes on this, harry began promoting himself as a presidential candidate, looking to the election in 1940. the president gave encouraging and at least a farm in iowa, of course. but his hopes were dashed in hundreds of newspap
the new president, franklin roosevelt 1933, hired gary to head up the first of his jobs programs. , culminating with him as leader of the wga which was a work in progress administration. the centerpiece of the new deal. whose mission was to put americans back to work on public works and infrastructure projects. sounds kind of familiar. and so, sort of surviving on cigarettes and coffee and looking as if he slept in office at night, which he often did, harry and his staff received spectacular...
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during the depression, franklin roosevelt was having affairs. his personal aide and secretary and cook and dresser, and undresser, apparently, too. what if we found out about fdr's misbehavior and if we threw him out of office, and demanded his resignation, as the economy is recovering? all the way back to the french and indian war. a very young george washington was writing very romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. her name was sally fairfax. a very attractive, older, sophisticated neighbor. what if washington's letters had become public during the french and unanimous war or the revolutionary war? much as petraeus' e-mails became public? and what if we got rid of george washington? so bill clinton is not the first and not the worst. petraeus is not the first and not the worst. been there done that. there's a long history of it. in fact, it pains me to say that even abraham lincoln visited prostitutes. i know, say it isn't so but it happened. the details on it are sketch y, there's not a lot of letters written. but lincoln's
during the depression, franklin roosevelt was having affairs. his personal aide and secretary and cook and dresser, and undresser, apparently, too. what if we found out about fdr's misbehavior and if we threw him out of office, and demanded his resignation, as the economy is recovering? all the way back to the french and indian war. a very young george washington was writing very romantic letters to a woman who was not mrs. washington. her name was sally fairfax. a very attractive, older,...
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sprigg in the 1930's beginning around 1935, franklin roosevelt's staff began to beg him to put national health insurance into law. they had the social security package going through congress, and roosevelt decided healthcare would destroy the entire social security bills and she said no and to get out but for the rest of this administration the staff said please, please, let's make a national health insurance part of social security. social security was becoming very popular. roosevelt was becoming a huge colossus in american politics. and in 1943, right in the middle for the war to come he decides i'm going to do it. world war two, the tide has turned and he's going to win the war. he's going to come home at the end of the war, bring the troops back and he's decided i need another crusade and that's going to be health insurance. they would win this thing through congress. the crowd goes off, writes the national health insurance package. there is one great memo in the archive in which somebody says health care is the most boring subject i've ever encountered. so we had a good laugh abou
sprigg in the 1930's beginning around 1935, franklin roosevelt's staff began to beg him to put national health insurance into law. they had the social security package going through congress, and roosevelt decided healthcare would destroy the entire social security bills and she said no and to get out but for the rest of this administration the staff said please, please, let's make a national health insurance part of social security. social security was becoming very popular. roosevelt was...
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i wrote a book which started off with franklin roosevelt and i end with bill and hillary clinton. the more i look at the clintons the more i became aware how important their personal chemistry was. not only for lives together but shaping the history of the last part of the 20th century. that's what i want to talk to you tonight. the heart of their relationship, the way they which they function together. the way their chemistry interabilitied together. the way that created a partnership that lead them to a critical part of being in charge of our country. where does it again? that their childhood, of course. one of the things we have to recognize at leasted in the case of bill clinton. we are talking about one of the most dysfunctional childhood that could exist. bill's mother, virginia, was an amazing woman. she writes about how every morning she spent ninety minutes putting makeup on. why was she doing that? she tells you in the auto biography. so she could hide who she was. she really did not want to grips with who she was. she had a a difficult relationship with her mature but l
i wrote a book which started off with franklin roosevelt and i end with bill and hillary clinton. the more i look at the clintons the more i became aware how important their personal chemistry was. not only for lives together but shaping the history of the last part of the 20th century. that's what i want to talk to you tonight. the heart of their relationship, the way they which they function together. the way their chemistry interabilitied together. the way that created a partnership that...
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go to warren harding, woodrow wilson -- i don't want to give away the book, but dwight eisenhower, franklin roosevelt, probably the worst dog in history, john kennedy, followed closely by lyndon johnson, there's ample opportunity. i may have to stretch the to e three or four. [laughter] perhaps the series will send my kids to college. so thanks for that. yes. >> during your historical research, have you discovered similar stories about the private lives of justices of the supreme court, or are they just above reproach? >> yeah, okay. the question about the private lives of justices of the supreme court and other politicians. like i said, the more things change. what you find is throughout history the drama, the plot stays the same in this great production of history, the actors change. early presidents were struggling with issues of privacy. for example, john quip si adams' wife, she was a very private woman, and they had a poor marriage. they fought a lot. and she kind of blamed her husband for some problems the children had. one of the kids may have committed suicide or may have been drun
go to warren harding, woodrow wilson -- i don't want to give away the book, but dwight eisenhower, franklin roosevelt, probably the worst dog in history, john kennedy, followed closely by lyndon johnson, there's ample opportunity. i may have to stretch the to e three or four. [laughter] perhaps the series will send my kids to college. so thanks for that. yes. >> during your historical research, have you discovered similar stories about the private lives of justices of the supreme court,...
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kennan come but it is the president of the united states, franklin d. roosevelt, who, for whatever reason i'm and we may never know the reason, don't wallace from the ticket in 1944. and sent him on an inspection trip to siberia. [laughter] where he confused gulags with a like to farms. now, if you want to play it as a counterfactual game, and someone should write i think the philip roth counterfactual novel, change just one thing. truman -- or roosevelt does not dump wallace from the ticket in 44, and then wallace becomes president of the united states at the time that all of this stuff is breaking loose. what would've happened at that point? why do more people talk about this? >> we have time for one more question, and going to use my prerogative and see if i can gauge dashing engage lee with maybe this question. in the famous letter to my children, the forward to the book "witness," chambers writes the following quote, from page 16. communism is what happens when the name of mine, capitalizes mind, men free themselves from god, a little bit below tha
kennan come but it is the president of the united states, franklin d. roosevelt, who, for whatever reason i'm and we may never know the reason, don't wallace from the ticket in 1944. and sent him on an inspection trip to siberia. [laughter] where he confused gulags with a like to farms. now, if you want to play it as a counterfactual game, and someone should write i think the philip roth counterfactual novel, change just one thing. truman -- or roosevelt does not dump wallace from the ticket in...
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worked as part of the franklin roosevelt campaign team, was the first chairman of the securities and exchange commission, the first chairman of the maritime commission, the first irish-american to be ambassador to the court of st. james, to great britain. and the father of a president, and attorney general, a senator, the woman who did more to the mentally disabled in this country, in this world than anyone else, and who will, 100 years from now, be as well-known as her brothers i think. and the youngest, the ambassador to ireland who was instrumental in arranging peace, and senator edward kennedy, the longest-serving senator at his death in united states. the story of joseph kennedy is the story of a man who spent his life moving back and forth from outsider to insider, from outsider to insider. it is the story of an irish catholic who was not ashamed of his heritage, but refused to be defined by it. he was a third generation immigrants. his parents had been born in the united states. his grandparents had come here when they were young people. joseph p. kennedy cared little about th
worked as part of the franklin roosevelt campaign team, was the first chairman of the securities and exchange commission, the first chairman of the maritime commission, the first irish-american to be ambassador to the court of st. james, to great britain. and the father of a president, and attorney general, a senator, the woman who did more to the mentally disabled in this country, in this world than anyone else, and who will, 100 years from now, be as well-known as her brothers i think. and...
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delano roosevelt, john f. kennedy, lyndon johnson, these were political figures who believed in what we now would call the traditional family. they believe in a male breadwinner family, largely a male was largely responsible for supporting the families economically. and so on. that was really still part of the liberal idea, and that idea was challenge in the '60s, particularly by feminism and by the gay and lesbian rights movement. but also in some interesting ways by the civil rights and black power movement. who essentially said that model of the family had -- is heterosexual, it's patriarchal, it's white, and so on. it doesn't really represent the full breath of american families in the way that americans actually live their lives. and that was a deep challenge to liberalism itself. it's one of the precipitating event, one of the precipitating forces that creates this crisis in liberalism in the 1960s. it's not by any means the only one but it is a pretty major one. one of the most interesting examples that
delano roosevelt, john f. kennedy, lyndon johnson, these were political figures who believed in what we now would call the traditional family. they believe in a male breadwinner family, largely a male was largely responsible for supporting the families economically. and so on. that was really still part of the liberal idea, and that idea was challenge in the '60s, particularly by feminism and by the gay and lesbian rights movement. but also in some interesting ways by the civil rights and black...
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roosevelt, kennedy, lyndon johnson, these were political figures who believed in what we now would call the traditional family. they believed in a male breadwinner family, largely the male -- largely the male responsible for supporting the family economically and so on. that was really still part of the liberal idea, and that idea was challenged in the 60s, particularly by feminism and by the gay and lesbian rights movement, but, also, in an interesting way by the civil rights black power movement who essentially said that model of the family is heterosexual, patriot call, white, and so on. it doesn't represent the full bredth of american families and the way americans lived their lives, and that was a deep challenge to liberalism itself, and it's one of the per sip at a timing events or precipitating forces that creates this crisis in liberalism in the 1960s, it's not, by any means, the only one, but it's a major one. one of the most interesting examples that i used in the book, and i think one of the most critical hinges of this transformation that i trace is arguments over subsidized
roosevelt, kennedy, lyndon johnson, these were political figures who believed in what we now would call the traditional family. they believed in a male breadwinner family, largely the male -- largely the male responsible for supporting the family economically and so on. that was really still part of the liberal idea, and that idea was challenged in the 60s, particularly by feminism and by the gay and lesbian rights movement, but, also, in an interesting way by the civil rights black power...
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so even from the beginning, even after the day after pearl harbor franklin roosevelt and other american leaders were speaking in terms of the collective endeavor, often using allies and even united nations when only american naval forces were involved. >> when did the tide of change for the americans in regards to going from defeat to success in the war? >> i think it can be pinpointed three specifically at midway. i think midway was six-month after pearl harbor it prior to midway was the battle of the coral seek with the sort of a draw, probably an advantage for the americans, but midway about the united states and hence the united nations to seize the initiative. and then from then on the battles would be fought with allies determined and how the allies determined. >> was there a general understanding among u.s. forces during the first half of the war that they were losing? >> i think there was, and i think just imported there was a general awareness on the part of the american public that we were losing. i ever been stuck. there's a lot of journalism history in this book by how open
so even from the beginning, even after the day after pearl harbor franklin roosevelt and other american leaders were speaking in terms of the collective endeavor, often using allies and even united nations when only american naval forces were involved. >> when did the tide of change for the americans in regards to going from defeat to success in the war? >> i think it can be pinpointed three specifically at midway. i think midway was six-month after pearl harbor it prior to midway...
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they were against the new deal and franklin roosevelt. they were a very, very conservative household. whether conservatives and came on the parents part, who knows except it was, when i stood in a research, pretty commonly found in that particular suburb at that time. the folks i interviewed told me. when rehnquist was going into the army, just to jump up a little bit on the last name, when he was going into the army, his mother who is superstitious of rehnquist also is very superstitious. and so, his mother believed that if he had a last name, a middle name they started with age and had five letters in it, that that would be good but for him. a numerologist had told her that and so, when he was going into the army, he researches genealogy and found he had a grandmother and his mother site whose last name is hubs. so he changed his name himself and he told harry blackmun, he seatmate on the court, wrote a note one day and said he changed in high school, but his recollection was probably incorrect because he changed it when he signed up fo
they were against the new deal and franklin roosevelt. they were a very, very conservative household. whether conservatives and came on the parents part, who knows except it was, when i stood in a research, pretty commonly found in that particular suburb at that time. the folks i interviewed told me. when rehnquist was going into the army, just to jump up a little bit on the last name, when he was going into the army, his mother who is superstitious of rehnquist also is very superstitious. and...
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and eleanor roosevelt. indeed the older of gotten the more i realize what an extraordinary privileges to have spent my life as a biographer living in one's mind with such large and fascinating characters in contrast to my experience of president johnson i will not have the opportunity of some debate could spending hours as i did with president johnson after having been chosen by now i've met some in trepidation as a white house intern for johnson but that was the white house fellowship of the fabulous program that what me to spend a year in washington and in and go and help them throughout the rest of the life. it was an unforgettable experience to have spent those hours with the line of finance to the victor of a thousand conquest and he promptly defeated in the end of dollying in virtual exile on his ranch. during that steep i now realized he opened up to me in ways he never would have had i known him at the height of his power sharing in his memory and his white mayors can read it to be sure i shall neve
and eleanor roosevelt. indeed the older of gotten the more i realize what an extraordinary privileges to have spent my life as a biographer living in one's mind with such large and fascinating characters in contrast to my experience of president johnson i will not have the opportunity of some debate could spending hours as i did with president johnson after having been chosen by now i've met some in trepidation as a white house intern for johnson but that was the white house fellowship of the...
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it was a spectral figure in the administration of president franklin roosevelt your country and. i'm going to paint a word picture at the beginning. he was -- [inaudible] >> can you hear me? okay. let's put it right here. slightly sinister, kind of a ramshackle character, but boyishly attractive. he was gaunt, popper than, but full of nervous energy, fueled by lucky strikes
it was a spectral figure in the administration of president franklin roosevelt your country and. i'm going to paint a word picture at the beginning. he was -- [inaudible] >> can you hear me? okay. let's put it right here. slightly sinister, kind of a ramshackle character, but boyishly attractive. he was gaunt, popper than, but full of nervous energy, fueled by lucky strikes